After the uproar, 80-year-old John Elliott Gardiner announced he was retiring to receive “expert help”
Famed British classical music conductor John Elliott Gardiner is leaving his baguette after the uproar he caused when he slapped a singer at the Côte-Saint-Andre festival in France for exiting the stage by the wrong exit.
The incident happened in the previous days, with the “victim” of the baritone William Thomas.
The 80-year-old multi-award-winning conductor, who also took part in the coronation of King Charles III in May, announced after the event that he was stepping down from his duties for a short time “so that I can get expert help, recognizing that I need it”.
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“I want to apologize to colleagues who felt mistreated and to anyone who was disappointed by my decision to take time out to deal with my issues. I am incredibly upset that I caused such a disturbance and I am determined to learn from my mistakes,” he concluded. .
Source :Skai
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